Players Championship 2016 Prize Money: Purse and Payout Info for TPC Sawgrass

The 2016 Players Championship could serve as a turning point for the rest of the PGA Tour season. No golfer has won more than two events during the current campaign, which has certainly trended more toward parity than a singular dominant force leading the pack.

Perhaps picking up a high-profile victory this week at the so-called fifth major can propel one of the sport’s biggest stars to top-dog status. There’s certainly no shortage of options with almost all of the notable names in attendance to chase the coveted title and massive winner’s check.

Let’s check out the initial payout information for the TPC Sawgrass event. That’s followed by a deeper dive into some of the names worth watching during the marquee tournament.

Players Championship Prize Money

Reigning Champion: Rickie Fowler

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One year ago, Fowler put together one of the most memorable finishes of the season by shooting six under par over the final six holes to force a playoff. He eventually edged Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner to score his first PGA Tour victory in three years.

Now he returns to TPC Sawgrass looking for another spark. There were promising signs en route to a fourth-place effort last week in the Wells Fargo Championship after finishing 20th in the Zurich Classic and missing the cut at the Masters.

Building off that progress would be a great sign heading into a busy late spring and summer. The early returns from practice suggest he’s still locked in on the famous island green at No. 17, as noted by Steve DiMeglio of USA Today:

.@RickieFowler birdied 17 in practice round today. That’s 4 straight birdies on 17 and …

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